[team four] untitled
a bit late, sorry!
something short for my japan!AU this time.
Baekhyun, Chanyeol | PG | 737 words
Laughing was the first thing Baekhyun heard when they approached the bar. It flowed from the ajar door, next to which some guys were standing and smoking. Chanyeol glanced over his shoulder to Baekhyun and grinned encouragingly before slipping through the door, Baekhyun in his tail.
Baekhyun didn't really know what he had expected. Rainbows, glitter, unicorns, half-naked dudes with colorful cocktails flirting with each other? He knew it was stupid, but he hadn't really been to Gay Bars before. This one in particular was nothing like in his ridiculous imagination. It looked like your regular small bar: wooden surfaces and a bit cramped with only a couple of tables and a long bar counter behind which two bartenders were mixing drinks and chatting animatedly with customers. Only things that gave it away were all the LGBTQ+ themed posters and flyers by the entrance and a big rainbow flag hanging on the back wall.
Chanyeol slipped by the tables to the far end of the counter to the two vacant seats. Baekhyun followed and sat beside him, still glancing around curiously. Under the laughter and chatting, he could hear some old Kara song playing.
"What do you think?" Chanyeol asked.
"Looks nice," Baekhyun said truthfully.
"It's now very crowded because it's the weekend."
"They're playing k-pop."
"Oh yeah, Yuuki-san is a big fan so they're often playing the hits here."
"Yuuki-san?"
"The owner," Chanyeol said and nodded towards the other bartender. "I told you this is one of my favorite bars, right? I've been here so much over the years that we know each other pretty well. He's a hyung, really. Oh, there he comes!"
"Chanyeol, how are you?" Baekhyun watched the smiling bartender approach them. He was blond and middle-aged but somehow looked very youthful. He had a neat beard, small golden hoops in his ears and a friendly smile.
Baekhyun prepared himself internally for all the Japanese that would naturally follow.
“Nice to see you after a while,” Yuuki said.
Chanyeol nodded and said something about being busy.
The bartender’s eyes turned to Baekhyun. “And is he…?”
Chanyeol grinned happily and explained something in Japanese to Yuuki. The bartender was looking excitedly at Baekhyun.
“And can he speak Japanese?”
“Just a little,” Baekhyun piped in a bit shyly in Japanese and received an approving nod from Yuuki.
“You’re good! Nice.”
Eventually Chanyeol made their drink orders and when Yuuki went to mix them, he turned back to Baekhyun.
“He likes you. Said you’re cute.”
“He doesn’t think that we are...?” Baekhyun asked suddenly, pointing between them.
Chanyeol blinked. “What? No, no, I explained the situation to him. And he agrees that Ni-chome and the bars here are the best way to meet new people outside all those apps.”
“Even if you don’t speak Japanese?”
“There are Korean people here as well, and foreigners.”
They got their drinks, and Yuuki chatted a bit more with them, Chanyeol acting as the interpreter between them. Some other customers also stopped by to talk with Yuuki or Chanyeol and while they were occupied, Baekhyun was able to try some small eye flirting with some of the other customers if given a chance. He felt rather rusty but started feeling better after actually receiving some flirty smiles, long looks or even winks back.
“Are you trying to make the whole bar fall for you?” Chanyeol asked jokingly after a moment.
“What,” Baekhyun snorted. “I’m trying to learn how to flirt with guys! I've never done this.”
“I think you’re doing okay.”
Yuuki came back to them and passed Chanyeol a business card, explaining something and pointing towards the door. Chanyeol snorted and gave the card to Baekhyun.
“What’s this?”
“Yuuki said that the guy at the door wanted to pass this to you. Wants you to call or message him if you feel like it. See?”
Baekhyun took the card and glanced at the door, where one of the guys he had flirted with stood with his friend. He gave Baekhyun a smile and a nod before exiting.
“Wow,” Baekhyun said, a bit incredulous.
“Told you,” Chanyeol smiled. “You’ll be fine. Soon you’ll have a cute Japanese boyfriend.”
“We’ll see about that,” Baekhyun said and gulped down the rest of his drink.
“Now I want you to take me to some other cool bar here, please.”
amaxingbaek, you're up!
something short for my japan!AU this time.
Baekhyun, Chanyeol | PG | 737 words
Laughing was the first thing Baekhyun heard when they approached the bar. It flowed from the ajar door, next to which some guys were standing and smoking. Chanyeol glanced over his shoulder to Baekhyun and grinned encouragingly before slipping through the door, Baekhyun in his tail.
Baekhyun didn't really know what he had expected. Rainbows, glitter, unicorns, half-naked dudes with colorful cocktails flirting with each other? He knew it was stupid, but he hadn't really been to Gay Bars before. This one in particular was nothing like in his ridiculous imagination. It looked like your regular small bar: wooden surfaces and a bit cramped with only a couple of tables and a long bar counter behind which two bartenders were mixing drinks and chatting animatedly with customers. Only things that gave it away were all the LGBTQ+ themed posters and flyers by the entrance and a big rainbow flag hanging on the back wall.
Chanyeol slipped by the tables to the far end of the counter to the two vacant seats. Baekhyun followed and sat beside him, still glancing around curiously. Under the laughter and chatting, he could hear some old Kara song playing.
"What do you think?" Chanyeol asked.
"Looks nice," Baekhyun said truthfully.
"It's now very crowded because it's the weekend."
"They're playing k-pop."
"Oh yeah, Yuuki-san is a big fan so they're often playing the hits here."
"Yuuki-san?"
"The owner," Chanyeol said and nodded towards the other bartender. "I told you this is one of my favorite bars, right? I've been here so much over the years that we know each other pretty well. He's a hyung, really. Oh, there he comes!"
"Chanyeol, how are you?" Baekhyun watched the smiling bartender approach them. He was blond and middle-aged but somehow looked very youthful. He had a neat beard, small golden hoops in his ears and a friendly smile.
Baekhyun prepared himself internally for all the Japanese that would naturally follow.
“Nice to see you after a while,” Yuuki said.
Chanyeol nodded and said something about being busy.
The bartender’s eyes turned to Baekhyun. “And is he…?”
Chanyeol grinned happily and explained something in Japanese to Yuuki. The bartender was looking excitedly at Baekhyun.
“And can he speak Japanese?”
“Just a little,” Baekhyun piped in a bit shyly in Japanese and received an approving nod from Yuuki.
“You’re good! Nice.”
Eventually Chanyeol made their drink orders and when Yuuki went to mix them, he turned back to Baekhyun.
“He likes you. Said you’re cute.”
“He doesn’t think that we are...?” Baekhyun asked suddenly, pointing between them.
Chanyeol blinked. “What? No, no, I explained the situation to him. And he agrees that Ni-chome and the bars here are the best way to meet new people outside all those apps.”
“Even if you don’t speak Japanese?”
“There are Korean people here as well, and foreigners.”
They got their drinks, and Yuuki chatted a bit more with them, Chanyeol acting as the interpreter between them. Some other customers also stopped by to talk with Yuuki or Chanyeol and while they were occupied, Baekhyun was able to try some small eye flirting with some of the other customers if given a chance. He felt rather rusty but started feeling better after actually receiving some flirty smiles, long looks or even winks back.
“Are you trying to make the whole bar fall for you?” Chanyeol asked jokingly after a moment.
“What,” Baekhyun snorted. “I’m trying to learn how to flirt with guys! I've never done this.”
“I think you’re doing okay.”
Yuuki came back to them and passed Chanyeol a business card, explaining something and pointing towards the door. Chanyeol snorted and gave the card to Baekhyun.
“What’s this?”
“Yuuki said that the guy at the door wanted to pass this to you. Wants you to call or message him if you feel like it. See?”
Baekhyun took the card and glanced at the door, where one of the guys he had flirted with stood with his friend. He gave Baekhyun a smile and a nod before exiting.
“Wow,” Baekhyun said, a bit incredulous.
“Told you,” Chanyeol smiled. “You’ll be fine. Soon you’ll have a cute Japanese boyfriend.”
“We’ll see about that,” Baekhyun said and gulped down the rest of his drink.
“Now I want you to take me to some other cool bar here, please.”
amaxingbaek, you're up!